Why
an Auction? Ever since its inception, WBC has been about competition
and playing games without the distractions of such things as flea
markets and seminars. Why change now? Well, we haven’t. By
extending WBC to six full days and holding the auction during the
hours preceding the start of WBC-proper on Tuesday evening, we get
to have our cake and eat it too without detracting from tournaments.

It allows
us to provide
a service to our members who want to sell or buy long-out-of-print games
at what is perhaps the largest gathering of the players of those games
on the planet without having to go the eBay route of shipping and sight
unseen purchases. What better place to acquire these games than amongst
our annual reunion of friends at WBC in an entertaining auction
without missing any tournaments?

Staff: In
2007, welcome back auctioneers Bruce Reiff, Ken Gutermuth and Keith Hunsinger
and the
entire CABS crew for another splendid
and entertaining afternoon of buying and selling boardgames.

WBC
offers an expanded Auction
Store in 2007.
It opens at 9:30 a.m. and closes at 4 p.m. It’s
like a flea market, except sellers do not need to supervise the
selling because BPA runs
the entire shebang to allow you to pay attention
to the Auction or play games. It increases the number of items
the BPA can sell, while providing a cost-effective way and efficient
way to sell lower-value items. Plus, everyone has the chance
to accomplish more “shopping” in
less time, since it will be possible to peruse the
Store while the Auction is ongoing within
earshot and bidding range. Only items listed at $30 or lower
may be listed in the Auction store. It is not possible to
pre-register games for the Auction Store, but you should bring
completed
Auction Store Seller Registration Form (download in Word or PDF) and Auction
Store Item Sheets (download
in Word or PDF)
when you register items on site. IMPORTANT: Review the details
of both the auction and auction store before deciding where to
submit your items.

Advance
Registration: We are no longer accepting
Lot pre-registrations for this year's Auction because the maximum of 550 Lots has been reached. Exceptions will be made
for collectible items; contact the head auctioner at BDRgames@aol.com in advance for authorization. All pre-registered Lots will all be listed
on the Registered Lots page before the convention. NOTE: You may still bring items for sale in the Auction Store on Tuesday
without pre-registration, but those items have a top selling price of
$30.

Refer
to the key for an explanation
of abbreviations. Anyone who will be selling items at the auction should
review the Auction Seller page.
Anyone interested in buying items at the auction should review the Auction
Buyer page for policies and procedures.